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Frankstown Elementary locked down after man with weapon flees into woods

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Frankstown Elementary School is under lockdown as state police at Hollidaysburg continue to look for a white male in the area who allegedly threatened to harm himself before running into the woods with a weapon.

The school went on lockdown at 2:15 p.m., according to Hollidaysburg Area School District Superintendent Bob Gildea, who said the district was told by state police that there was a threat of a dangerous individual in the area of the Hollidaysburg Sportsmen’s Club in Frankstown Township.

Gildea said police indicated the person contained in the area.

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